Listing of Past Scholars
Listing of Past Scholars (1978 — 2022)
| 1978 LowÂell, Massachusetts |
Patrick J. Murphy |
| BranÂdon Spence | |
| 1979 Saint Louis, Missouri |
David HagÂberg |
| 1980 FinÂger Lakes, New York |
Kyle Medieros |
| RanÂdolph Waller | |
| 1981 Down East, Maine |
David Coco |
| 1982 SeatÂtle, Washington |
Peter RedÂstone |
| 1983 WorcesÂter, Massachusetts |
CynÂthia Rose Day |
| Kathy Edge | |
| BaxÂter Jennings | |
| John PanÂning | |
| 1984 ChicaÂgo, Illinois |
GreÂgoÂry Crowell |
| NorÂman Holmes | |
| Jon MoyÂer | |
| 1985 Charleston, South Carolina |
Jay Janell |
| 1986 EastÂern Iowa |
James StetÂtner |
| Kent TriÂtle | |
| 1987 NewÂburyÂport, Massachusetts |
Thomas Dressler |
| Justin Hartz | |
| Joseph OleÂfirowÂicz | |
| Todd SisÂley | |
| 1988 San FranÂcisÂco, California |
Eileen BockÂheim |
| Diane E. Green | |
| Michael F. Jack | |
| WanÂda Underhill | |
| 1989 New Orleans, Louisiana |
Thomas BeckÂer |
| David Bowen | |
| LarÂry Boyd | |
| MarÂshall Foxworthy | |
| Michael MorÂris | |
| Robert ZanÂca | |
| 1990 MilÂwauÂkee, Wisconsin |
Justin Aydt |
| Richard V. Cucchi | |
| Lorenz MayÂcher | |
| John Schwandt | |
| 1991 BalÂtiÂmore, Maryland |
KimÂberÂly Hess |
| Paul V. Scott | |
| Michael SnodÂdy | |
| Christoph Wahl | |
| 1992 Maine |
The RevÂerend Michael Barrett |
| MarÂgaret Irwin-Brandon | |
| Jason Pedeaux | |
| Paul Tegels | |
| 1993 Louisville, KenÂtucky |
David HeadÂrick |
| Michael Israel | |
| Lee T. Lovallo | |
| Sean O’Neal | |
| Gary E. Waller | |
| Allen K. White | |
| 1994 New Haven, Connecticut |
J.R. Daniels |
| Sr. Janis Haustein | |
| Ralph Lyda | |
| EzeÂquiel Menendez | |
| Nobuko OchiÂai | |
| Adam RahÂbee | |
| Paul Weber | |
| 1995 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
StuÂart Ballinger |
| Justin Berg | |
| David D. Eaton | |
| William Lee Gardner | |
| Kathy A. Holland | |
| 1996 PhiladelÂphia, Pennsylvania |
AlliÂson Alcorn-Oppedahl |
| José Luis Bella | |
| Thomas Bryan | |
| Andrew Gould | |
| ChristoÂpher Mella | |
| VinÂcent Ryan | |
| Will ScarÂboro | |
| 1997 PortÂland, Oregon |
Nicole BenÂsousÂsan |
| Joseph McCabe | |
| 1998 DenÂver, Colorado |
Patrick CallaÂhan |
| 1999 MonÂtréal, Canada |
David J. Brockman |
| Daniel Schwandt | |
| 2000 Boston, MassÂaÂchuÂsetts |
Daniel W. Hopkins |
| Tony Kupina | |
| Daniel B. Sañez | |
| Ted Kiefer | |
| 2001 North Carolina/​Virginia |
Ryan Celestin |
| Bruce LudÂwick, Jr. | |
| 2002 ChicaÂgo, Illinois |
Michael S. Banks |
| Charles Creech | |
| 2003 CenÂtral Pennsylvania |
Owen CanÂnon |
| Peter IshÂerÂwood | |
| 2004 BufÂfaÂlo, New York |
Michael J. Diorio |
| Nathan LeMahieu | |
| 2005 SouthÂeastÂern Massachusetts |
Bradley Althoff |
| ChristoÂpher Deibert | |
| Rachel TisÂsue | |
| 2006 SaratoÂga Springs, New York |
Patrick Davis |
| Trevor Dodd | |
| John Walthausen | |
| 2007 CenÂtral Indiana |
Leon GriesÂbach |
| AlexanÂder Hendrickson | |
| 2008 SeatÂtle, Washington |
Adam GruÂber |
| Demetri SamÂpas | |
| LauÂra Trotta | |
| Bernadette WagÂnÂer | |
| 2009 CleveÂland, Ohio |
ColÂin Knapp |
| Mark PaisÂar | |
| Brent L. Stull | |
| JereÂmy Wance | |
| 2010 PittsÂburgh, Pennsylvania |
TimÂoÂthy Davis |
| Philip FilÂlion | |
| Evan Jacob Griffith | |
| Don Verkuilen | |
| 2011 WashÂingÂton, D.C. |
Ryan BarÂtosiewicz |
| Matthew Pool | |
| AbraÂham Ross | |
| Andrew SzyÂmanÂsÂki | |
| 2012 ChicaÂgo, Illinois |
LauÂra Carrasco |
| Jonathan Gradin | |
| Jonathan GreÂgoire | |
| CacÂtus Sam Harris | |
| Mayu Hashigaya | |
| Robert Welch | |
| Joshua ZiemÂsÂki | |
| 2013 NorthÂern Vermont |
Sarah JohnÂson |
| ChristoÂpher Keady | |
| SamanÂtha Koch | |
| SilÂviya Mateva | |
| Tiffany Ng | |
| Michael PlagerÂman | |
| Peter Rudewicz | |
| Alex Smith | |
| 2014 SyraÂcuse, New York |
Devin Atteln |
| Alvez Barkoskie IV | |
| Collin BoothÂby | |
| Krista MelchÂer | |
| Heather MinÂion | |
| Ryan Mueller | |
| Mary Pan | |
| PriscilÂla Weaver | |
| 2017 The Twin Cities |
David AnderÂson |
| Zach Bowyer | |
| OlivÂer Brett | |
| Kevin CallaÂhan | |
| Kira Garvie | |
| Clara Gerdes | |
| Ethan Haman | |
| ParkÂer Hinenkamp | |
| David Kiser | |
| Samuel KufÂfuor | |
| GarÂrett Law | |
| Esther Liao | |
| Samuel Libra | |
| David Lim | |
| John Miller | |
| John Nothaft | |
| David PickÂerÂing | |
| Alice RobinÂson | |
| Dean RobinÂson | |
| SamanÂtha Schieff | |
| HenÂrique Segala | |
| Karen TayÂlor | |
| Stacey Yang | |
| 2018 Rochester, New York |
LauÂra Agner |
| David AnderÂson | |
| AlexanÂder Ashman | |
| Nathaniel Brown | |
| Trevor CarÂolan | |
| Roshan Chakane | |
| Yun Choi | |
| Evan CurÂrie | |
| Andrew DeierÂlein | |
| Ian Esmonde | |
| KaitÂlyn Fitzen | |
| Richarg Gress | |
| Grayson Gwilliam | |
| Emma Haupt | |
| BaiÂley Hoffner | |
| QisÂhan Huang | |
| Chris Kehoe | |
| Andrew Koch | |
| Jing Lan | |
| Grace Lee | |
| Heather Peel | |
| Simon Pick | |
| Dianne Rechel | |
| Alyssa SanÂtos | |
| AlexanÂdria Smith | |
| Luke Staisunas | |
| Luke TegtÂmeier | |
| Sean Vogt | |
| 2019 DalÂlas, Texas |
HanÂnah LinÂgen Cen |
| Adam Cogg | |
| Nick CurÂry | |
| Christoph HinÂterÂmüller | |
| James Kealey | |
| Joshua Redenz | |
| Sarah Schiener | |
| JorÂdan Smith | |
| Richard Spotts | |
| Mahesh Tiwari | |
| CatherÂine Trausch | |
| Olga Wong | |
| 2022 ColumÂbus, Ohio |
AriÂana Corbin |
| Zachary Duell | |
| Daniel MinÂnick | |
| Peter Morey |
About the Scholars Program
THE OHS BIGGS SCHOLARS PROGRAM of the Organ HisÂtorÂiÂcal SociÂety is leadÂing the way in career develÂopÂment for excepÂtionÂal new talÂent, with speÂcifÂic focus givÂen to fields of organ perÂformÂers, hisÂtorÂiÂcal research, and organ builders/​designers. The intent of the proÂgram is to leverÂage the OHS comÂmuÂniÂty and resources to equip the next genÂerÂaÂtion with necÂesÂsary tools for a sucÂcessÂful career.
The award is a 3‑year engageÂment, includÂing finanÂcial supÂport for three conÂsecÂuÂtive nationÂal conÂvenÂtions durÂing the sumÂmer and proÂfesÂsionÂal supÂport with a variÂety of mid-year events.